Cleared Direct
Jul 30, 2026
Garmin Smart Glide pitches for best glide, finds a reachable runway, and tunes your radio with one button - closing the deadly startle gap after an engine failure.
Vector ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
MTSU showcased its aerospace program at AirVenture 2026, spotlighting the Civil Air Patrol-to-college pipeline feeding the next generation of pilots.
Tower ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
JetZero has identified ~$3 billion in US financing for its Z4 blended-wing-body factory - a major milestone, but not yet committed capital.
Tower ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Lightspeed Tunes the Delta Zulu for the Rotax Age.
Tower ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
A first-of-its-kind drone swarm demo signals more low-altitude automated traffic in the airspace GA pilots fly - here's what it means and how to prepare.
Tower Ramp Check
Jul 30, 2026
Moose Creek (1U1) is a legendary Forest Service grass strip deep in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, reachable only by plane, foot, or horse.
Ramp Cleared Direct
Jul 30, 2026
NASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump' and overturn a 50-year U.S. ban on supersonic flight over land.
Vector Traffic Pattern
Jul 30, 2026
A pilot's guide to FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules: who yields, the aircraft hierarchy, and the three encounters that matter most.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 30, 2026
To enter Class Charlie airspace you only need two-way radio communication established, which happens the moment ATC says your call sign.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 30, 2026
Learn how FAR 91.3 gives the pilot in command final authority and the power to deviate from any rule in an emergency - and its limits.
Pattern The Hangar
Jul 30, 2026
How Ormer Locklear, the King of the Wing Walkers, pioneered plane-to-plane transfers and died filming a night stunt in 1920.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 30, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Roscoe Turner, the Powder-Blue Colonel, and Gilmore the Lion Cub Who Rode Shotgun Through the Golden Age of Air Racing.
Taildragger Ramp Check
Jul 30, 2026
Sedona Airport (SEZ) sits atop a red-rock mesa in Arizona - a stunning destination that demands respect for density altitude and mountain flying.
Ramp ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
Tecnam teased its new 'Rivale' personal aircraft at Oshkosh 2025 with a 3,000-pound sculpture - here's what pilots actually know so far.
Tower The Hangar
Jul 30, 2026
Radio Hangar explores Tex Johnston Rolls the Dash Eighty, the Day Boeing's Chief Test Pilot Barrel-Rolled a Jet Transport Over Lake Washington to Sell the Jet Age.
Taildragger ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
Radio Hangar explores The Army Restores Solo Cross-Country Helicopter Training and Puts Student Aviators Back in Command Alone.
Tower ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
The C-2A Greyhound flew its final flight on July 28, 2026, ending 60 years of carrier onboard delivery for the U.S. Navy.
Tower ATIS
Jul 30, 2026
Textron Aviation flew the first Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype in Wichita, signaling where light-jet safety tech is headed.
Tower Ramp Check
Jul 30, 2026
The airport crew car is a free FBO loaner offered on a handshake - here's where it came from and the unwritten rules pilots follow.
Ramp Traffic Pattern
Jul 30, 2026
The Five P's - Plan, Plane, Pilot, Passengers, Programming - is a quick cockpit check you run at each decision point to catch risk before it builds.
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